2015-2021年大学英语四级(CET4)123套卷真题

20”年6月大学英语四级真题（卷一）

PartIWriting(25minutes)

(请于正式开考后半小时内完成该部分，之后将进行听力考试)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanadvertisementonyourcampuswebsite

tosellacomputeryouusedatcollege.Youradvertisementmayincludeitsbrand,specifications/features,

conditionandprice,andyourcontactinformation.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan

180words.

PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwill

heartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandquestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhear

questions,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA)fB),C)andD).Thenmark

thecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

Questions1to2arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

1.A)Theself-drivingsystemwasfaulty.

B)Thecarwasmovingatafastspeed.

C)Themaninthecarwasabsent-minded.

D)Thetestdrivermadeawrongjudgment.

2.A)Theyhavegenerallydonequitewell.

B)Theyhavecausedseveralseverecrashes.

C)Theyhaveposedathreattootherdrivers.

D)Theyhavedonebetterthanconventionalcars.

Questions3to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

3.A)Heisaqueenbeenspecialist.

B)Heworksatanationalpark.

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C)Heremovedthebeyondfromtheboot.

D)Hedrovethebeesawayfromhiscar.

4.A)Theyweremakingalotofnoise

B)Theywerelookingafterthequeen

C)Theyweredancinginauniqueway

D)Theywerelookingforanewboxtolivein

Questions5to7arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

5.A)Thelatesttestonarareanimalspecies

B)Thefindingoftwonewspeciesoffrog

C)Thesecondtriptoasmallremoteisland

D)Thediscoveryofanewspeciesofsnake

6.A)Hefellfromatallpalmtreebyaccident

B)Asnakecrawledontohisheadinhissleep

C)Hediscoveredararefogonadeserted

D)Apoisonoussnakeattackedhimonhisfieldtrip

7.A)FromitsoriginB)Fromitslength

C)FromitscolourD)Fromitsgenes

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,

youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryou

hearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA)fB),C)andD).Then

markthecorrespondingletteronSheet]withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

8.A)Theairportisalongwayfromthehotel

B)Hisflightisleavinginlessthan2hours

C)Hehastocheckalotofluggage

D)Thesecuritychecktakestime

9.A)IncashB)Bycreditcard

C)WithhissmartphoneD)Withatraveler'scheck

10.A)LookafterhisluggageB)Findaporterfbrhim

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C)GivehimareceiptD)Confirmhisflight

11.A)Postingacommentonthehotel'swebpage

B)Stayinginthesamehotelnexttimehecomes

C)SigningupformembershipofSheratonHotel

D)Loadingherluggageontotheairportshuttle

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.A)Hebecomestearfulinwind

B)Heistheonlyboyinhisfamily

C)Heishisteachefsfavoritestudent

D)Hehasstoppedmakingterriblefaces

13.A)Warnhimofdangerbymakingupastory

B)Givehimsomecherrystonestoplaywith

C)Dosomethingfunnytoamusehim

D)Tellhimtoplayinherbackyard

14.A)Theycouldknockppunconscious

B)Theycouldflyagainstastrongwind

C)Theycouldsometimesterrifyadults

D)Theycouldbreakpeople'slegs

15.A)Onewouldhavecurlyhairiftheyatetoomuchstalebread

B)Onewouldgotoprisoniftheyputastamponupsidedown

C)Onewouldhavetoshavetheirheadtoremoveabatintheirhair

D)Onewouldgetaspotontheirtonguesiftheytoldaliedeliberately

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassagesoflecturesortalksfollowedbythreeorfour

questions.Therecordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebest

answerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteron

Sheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A)Everythingseemedtobechanging.

B)Peoplewereformalanddisciplined.

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C)Peoplewereexcitedtogotravellingoverseas.

D)ThingsfromtheVictorianeracamebackalive.

17.A)WatchingTVathome.B)Meetingpeople.

C)Drinkingcoffee.D)Tryingnewfoods.

18.A)Hewasinterestedinstylishdresses.

B)Hewasabletotakealotofmoney.

C)Hewasayoungstudentinthe1960s.

D)Hewasamanfullofimagination.

Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.A)Theyavoidlookingatthem.

B)Theyrunawayimmediately.

C)Theyshowangerontheirfaces.

D)Theymakethreateningsounds.

20.A)Itturnstoitsownerforhelp.

B)Itturnsawaytoavoidconflict.

C)Itlooksawayandgetsangrytoo.

D)Itfocusesitseyesontheirmouths.

21.A)Byobservingtheirfacialfeaturescarefully.

B)Byfocusingonaparticularbodymovement.

C)Bytakingintheirfacialexpressionsasawhole.

D)Byinterpretingdifferentemotionsindifferentways.

Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

22.A)Theyhavetolookfbrfoodandshelterunderground.

B)Theytakelittlenoticeofthechangesintemperature.

C)Theyresorttodifferentmeanstosurvivethebittercold.

D)Theyhavedifficultyadaptingtothechangedenvironment.

23,A)Theyhavetheirweightreducedtominimum.

B)Theyconsumeenergystoredbeforethelongsleep.

C)Theycanmaintaintheirheartbeatatthenormalrate.

D)Theycankeeptheirbodytemperaturewarmandstable.

24.A)Bystayinginhidingplacesandeatingverylittle.

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B)Byseekingfoodandshelterinpeople'shouses.

C)Bygrowingthickerhairtostaywarm.

D)Bystoringenoughfoodbeforehand.

25.A)Tostaysafe.B)Tosaveenergy.

C)Tokeepcompany.D)Toprotecttheyoung.

PartHIReadingComprehension(40minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectoneword

foreachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfallowingthepassage.Readthepassage

throughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices,Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Please

markthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonA/swerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.You

maynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Themethodformakingbeerhaschangedovertime.Hops(啤酒花)，forexample,whichgivemany

amodembeeritsbitterflavor,area(26)recentadditiontothebeverage.Thiswasfirst

mentionedinreferencetobrewingintheninthcentuiy.Now,researchershavefounda

(27)ingredientinresidue(残留物)from5,000-year-oldbeerbrewingequipment.Whiledigging

twopitsatasiteinthecentralplainsofChina,scientistsdiscoveredfragmentsfrompotsandvessels.The

differentshapesofthecontainers(28)theywereusedtobrew,filter,andstorebeer.Theymay

beancient“beer-makingtools,“andtheearliest(29evidenceofbeerbrewinginChina,the

researchersreportedintheProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofSciences.To(30)that

theory,theteamexaminedtheyellowish,dried(31)insidethevessels.Themajorityofthegrains,

about80%,werefromcerealcropslikebarley(大麦),andabout10%werebitsofroots,(32)lily,

whichwouldhavemadethebeersweeter,thescientistssay.Barleywasanunexpectedfind:thecropwas

domesticatedinWesternEurasiaanddidn'tbecomea(33)foodincentralChinauntilabout2,000

yearsago,accordingtotheresearchers.Basedonthattiming,theyindicatebarleymayhave(34)

intheregionnotasfood,butas(35)materialforbeerbrewing.

A)arrivedB)consumingC)directD)exclusively

E)includingF)informG)rawH)reached

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I)relativelyJ)remainsK)resourcesL)staple

M)suggestN)surprisingO)test

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Each

statementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichthe

informationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwitha

letterAnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.

TheBlessingandCurseofthePeopleWhoNeverForget

Ahandfulofpeoplecanrecallalmosteverydayoftheirlivesinenormousdetail-andafteryearsof

research,neuroscientists(神经科学专家)arefinallybeginningtounderstandhowtheydoit.

[A]Formostofus,memoryisamessofblurredandfadedpicturesofourlives.Asmuchaswe

wouldliketoclingontoourpast,eventhesaddestmomentscanbewashedawaywithtime.

[B]AskNimaVeisehwhathewasdoingforanydayinthepast15years,however,andhewillgive

youthedetailsoftheweather,whathewaswearing,orevenwhatsideofthetrainhewassittingonhis

journeytowork."Mymemoryislikealibraryofvideotapes,walk-throughsofeverydayofmylifefrom

wakingtosleeping/9heexplains.

[C]Veisehcanevenputadateonwhenthosetapesstartedrecording:15December2000,whenhe

methisfirstgirlfriendathisbestfriend's16thbirthdayparty.Hehadalwayshadagoodmemory,butthe

thrillofyoungloveseemstohaveshiftedagearinhismind:fromnowon,hewouldstartrecordinghis

wholelifeindetail.UIcouldtellyoueverythingabouteverydayafterthat.”

[D]Needlesstosay,peoplelikeVeisehareofgreatinteresttoneuroscientistshopingtounderstand

thewaythebrainrecordsourlives.Acoupleofrecentpapershavefinallyopenedawindowonthese

people'sextraordinaryminds.Andsuchresearchmightevensuggestwaysforusalltoreliveourpast

withgreaterclarity.

[E]"Highlysuperiorautobiographicalmemory^^(orHSAMforshort)firstcametolightintheearly

2000s,withayoungwomannamedJillPrice.EmailingtheneuroscientistandmemoryresearcherJim

McGaughoneday,sheclaimedthatshecouldrecalleverydayofherlifesincetheageof12.Couldhe

helpexplainherexperiences?

[F]McGaughinvitedhertohislab,andbegantotesther:hewouldgiveheradateandaskhertotell

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himabouttheworldeventsonthatday.Truetoherword,shewascorrectalmosteverytime.

[G]Itdidn'ttakelongformagazinesanddocumentaryfilm-makerstocometounderstandher"total

recall”,andthanktothesubsequentmediainterest,afewdozenothersubjects（includingVeiseh）have

sincecomeforwardandcontactedtheteamattheUniversityofCalifornia,Irvine.

[H]Interestingly,theirmemoriesarehighlyself-centred:althoughtheycanremember

“autobiographical"lifeeventsinextraordinarydetail,theyseemtobenobetterthanaverageatrecalling

impersonalinformation,suchasrandom（任意选取的）listsofwords.Noraretheynecessarilybetterat

rememberingaroundofdrinks,say.Andalthoughtheirmemoriesarevast,theyarestilllikelytosuffer

from“falsememories”.Clearly,thereisnosuchthingasa“perfect“memory-theirextraordinaryminds

arestillusingthesameflawedtoolsthattherestofusrelyon.Thequestionis,how?

[I]LawrencePatihisattheUniversityofSouthernMississippirecentlystudiedaround20people

withHSAMandfoundthattheyscoredparticularlyhighontwomeasures:fantasyproneness（倾向）and

absorption.Fantasypronenesscouldbeconsideredatendencytoimagineanddaydream,whereas

absorptionisthetendencytoallowyourmindtobecomefullyabsorbedinanactivitytopaycomplete

attentiontothesensations（感受）andtheexperiences.'Tmextremelysensitivetosounds,smellsand

visualdetail,“explainsNicoleDonohue,whohastakenpartinmanyofthesestudies.definitelyfeel

thingsmorestronglythantheaverageperson.”

[J]Theabsorptionhelpsthemtoestablishstrongfoundationsforrecollection,saysPatihis,andthe

fantasypronenessmeansthattheyrevisitthosememoriesagainandagaininthecomingweeksand

months.Eachtimethisinitialmemorytraceis“replayed”,itbecomesevenstronger.Insomeways,you

probablygothroughthatprocessafterabigeventlikeyourweddingday,butthedifferenceisthatthanks

totheirotherpsychologicaltendencies,theHSAMsubjectsaredoingitdayin,dayout,forthewholeof

theirlives.

[K]NoteveryonewithatendencytofantasisewilldevelopHSAM,though,soPatihissuggeststhat

somethingmusthavecausedthemtothinksomuchabouttheirpast."Maybesomeexperienceintheir

childhoodmeantthattheybecameobsessed（着迷）withcalendarsandwhathappenedtothem,^^says

Patihis.

[L]ThepeoplewithHSAMI'veinterviewedwouldcertainlyagreethatitcanbeamixedblessing.

Ontheplusside,itallowsyoutorelivethemosttransformativeandenrichingexperiences.Veiseh,for

instance,travelledalotinhisyouth.Inhissparetime,hevisitedthelocalartgalleries,andthepaintings

arenowlodgeddeepinhisautobiographicalmemories.

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[M]"Imaginebeingabletoremembereverypainting,oneverywall,ineverygalleryspace,between

nearly40countries,“hesays."That'sabigeducationinartbyitself,^^Withthiscomprehensive

knowledgeofthehistoryofart,hehassincebecomeaprofessionalpainter.

[N]Donohue,nowahistoryteacher,agreesthatithelpedduringcertainpartsofhereducation."I

candefinitelyrememberwhatIlearnedoncertaindaysatschool.Icouldimaginewhattheteacherwas

sayingorwhatitlookedlikeinthebook.^^

[O]NoteveryonewithHSAMhasexperiencedthesebenefits,however.Viewingthepastinhigh

definitioncanmakeitverydifficulttogetoverpainandregret."Itcanbeveryhardtoforget

embarrassingmoments/9saysDonohue.66Youfeelthesameemotions—itisjustasraw,justasfresh...

Youcan'tturnoffthatstreamofmemories,nomatterhowhardyoutry."Veisehagrees."Itislikehaving

theseopenwounds一theyarejustapartofyou,^^hesays.

[P]Thismeanstheyoftenhavetomakeaspecialefforttolaythepasttorest.Bill,forinstance,often

getspainful“flashbacks”,inwhichunwantedmemoriesintrudeintohisconsciousness,butoverallhe

haschosentoseeitasthebestwayofavoidingrepeatingthesamemistakes."Somepeopleareabsorbed

inthepastbutnotopentonewmemories,butthat'snotthecaseforme.Ilookforwardtoeachdayand

experiencingsomethingnew.”

36.PeoplewithHSAMhavethesamememoryasordinarypeoplewhenitcomestoimpersonal

information.

37.FantasypronenesswillnotnecessarilycausepeopletodevelopHSAM.

38.Veisehbegantorememberthedetailsofhiseverydayexperiencesafterhemethisfirstyoung

love.

39.ManymorepeoplewithHSAMstartedtocontactresearchersduetothemassmedia.

40.PeoplewithHSAMoftenhavetomakeeffortstoavoidfocusingonthepast.

41.Mostpeopledonothaveclearmemoriesofpastevents.

42.HSAMcanbebothacurseandablessing.

43.Ayoungwomansoughtexplanationfromabrainscientistwhenshenoticedherunusualmemory.

44.SomepeoplewithHSAMfinditveryhardtogetridofunpleasantmemories.

45.ArecentstudyofpeoplewithHSAMrevealsthattheyareliabletofantasyandfullabsorptionin

anactivity.

SectionC

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsor

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unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA)fB),C)andD).Youshould

decideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethrough

thecentre.

PassageOne

Questions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Thephrasealmostcompletesitself:midlifecrisis.It'sthestageinthemiddleofthejourneywhen

peoplefeelyouthvanishing,theirprospectsnarrowinganddeathapproaching.

There9sonlyoneproblemwiththecliche(套话).Itisn'ttrue.

“Infact,thereisalmostnohardevidenceformidlifecrisisotherthanafewsmallpilotstudies

conducteddecadesago,“BarbaraHagertywritesinhernewbook,LifeReimagined.Thevastbulkofthe

researchshowsthattheremaybeapause,orashiftingofgearsinthe40sor50s,butthisshift“canbe

exciting,ratherthanterrifying”.

BarbaraHagertylooksatsomeofthefeaturesofpeoplewhoturnmidlifeintoarebirth.Theybreak

routines,because"autopilotisdeath”.Theychoosepurposeoverhappiness——havingaclearsenseof

purposeevenreducestheriskofAlzheimer'sdisease.Theygiveprioritytorelationships,ascareersoften

recede(逐渐淡化).

LifeReimaginedpaintsapictureofmiddleagethatisfarfromgloomy.Midlifeseemslikethe

secondbigphaseofdecision-making.Youridentityhasbeenformed;you'vebuiltupyourresources;and

nowyouhavethechancetotakethebigriskspreciselybecauseyourfoundationisalreadysecure.

KarlBarthdescribedmidlifepreciselythisway.Atmiddleage,hewrote,"thesowingisbehind;now

isthetimetoreap.Therunhasbeentaken;nowisthetimetoleap.Preparationhasbeenmade;nowisthe

timefortheventureoftheworkitself.^^

Themiddle-agedperson,Barthcontinued,canseedeathinthedistance,butmoveswitha"measured

haste”togetbignewthingsdonewhilethereisstilltime.

WhatBarthwrotedecadesagoiseventruertoday.Peoplearehealthyandenergeticlonger.Wehave

presidentialcandidatesrunningfortheirfirstterminofficeatage68,69and74.Alongerlifespanis

changingthenarrativestructureoflifeitself.Whatcouldhavebeenconsideredthebeginningofadescent

isnowapotentialturningpoint—theturningpointyouaremostequippedtotakefulladvantageof.

46.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthephrase"midlifecrisis"?

A)Ithasledtoalotofdebate.B)Itiswidelyacknowledged.

C)Itisnolongerfashionable.D)Itmisrepresentsreallife.

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47.HowdoesBarbaraHagertyviewmidlife?

A)Itmaybethebeginningofacrisis.

B)Itcanbeanewphaseofone'slife.

C)Itcanbeterrifyingfortheunprepared.

D)Itmayseeold-agediseasesapproaching.

48.HowismidlifepicturedinthebookLifeReimagined?

A)Itcanbequiterosy.

B)Itcanbeburdensome.

C)Itundergoesradicaltransformation.

D)Itmakesforthebestpartofone'slife.

49.AccordingtoKarlBarth,midlifeisthetime.

A)torelaxB)tomature

C)toharvestD)toreflect

50.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutmidlifetoday?

A)Itismoremeaningfulthanotherstagesoflife.

B)Itislikelytochangethenarrativeofone'slife,

C)Itismoreimportanttothosewithalongerlifespan.

D)Itislikelytobeacriticalturningpointinone'slife.

PassageTwo

Questions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Inspring,chickensstartlayingagain,bringingawelcomesourceofproteinatwinter'send.Soit's

nosurprisethatculturesaroundtheworldcelebratespringbyhonoringtheegg.

Sometraditionsaresimple,liketheredeggsthatgetbakedintoGreekEasterbreads.Otherselevate

theeggintoafancyart,liketheheavilyjewel-covered"eggs"thatwerefavoredbytheRussiansstarting

inthe19thcentury.

OneancientformofeggartcomestousfromUkraine.Forcenturies,Ukrainianshavebeendrawing

complicatedpatternsoneggs.Contemporaryartistshavefollowedthistraditiontocreateeggsthatspeak

totheanxietiesofourage:Lifeisprecious,anddelicate.Eggsare,too.

“There'ssomethingabouttheirdelicatenaturethatappealstome,“saysNewYorkercartoonistRoz

Chast.Severalyearsago,shebecameinterestedineggsandlearnedthetraditionalUkrainiantechniqueto

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drawherverymodemcharacters."I'vebrokeneggsateverystageoftheprocess—fromthevery

beginningtothevery,veryend.”

Butthere9sanappealinthatvulnerability."There'spartofthissickeninghonorofknowingyou're

walkingontheedgewiththis,thatIkindoflike,knowingthatitcouldallfallapartatanysecond.

Chast'sdesigns,suchasaworriedmanaloneinatinyrowboat,reflectthatdelicateness.

TraditionalUkrainiandecoratedeggsalsospoketothosefears.Theelaboratepatternswerebelieved

toofferprotectionagainstevil.

“There'sanancientlegendthataslongastheseeggsaremade,evilwillnotprevailintheworld/9

saysJoanBrander,aCanadianegg-painterwhohasbeenpaintingeggsforover60years,havinglearned

theartfromherUkrainianrelatives.

Thetradition,datingbackto300B.C.,waslaterincorporatedintotheChristianchurch.Theold

symbols,however,stillendure.Adecoratedeggwithabirdonit,giventoayoungmarriedcouple,isa

wishforchildren.Adecoratedeggthrownintothefieldwouldbeawishforagoodharvest.

51.Whydopeopleinmanyculturesprizetheegg?

A)Itisawelcomesignofthecomingofspring.

B)Itistheirmajorsourceofproteininwinter.

C)Itcaneasilybemadeintoaworkofart.

D)Itcanbringwealthandhonortothem.

52.Whatdowelearnaboutthedecorated"eggs"inRussia?

A)Theyareshapedlikejewelcases.

B)Theyarecherishedbytherich.

C)Theyareheavilypaintedinred.

D)Theyarefavoredasaformofart.

53.Whyhavecontemporaryartistscontinuedtheeggarttradition?

A)Eggsserveasanenduringsymbolofnewlife.

B)Eggshaveanovalshapeappealingtoartists.

C)Eggsreflecttheanxietiesofpeopletoday.

D)Eggsprovideauniquesurfacetopainton.

54.WhydoesChastenjoytheprocessofdecoratingeggs?

A)Sheneverknowsiftheeggwillbreakbeforethedesigniscompleted.

B)Shecanaddmultipledetailstothedesigntocommunicateheridea.

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C)Shealwaysderivesgreatpleasurefromdesigningsomethingnew.

D)Sheisneversurewhatthefinaldesignwilllooklikeuntiltheend.

55.Whatdowelearnfromthepassageaboutegg-painting?

A)ItoriginatedintheeasternpartofEurope.

B)Ithasahistoryofovertwothousandyears.

C)Itisthemosttime-honoredformoffancyart.

D)Itisespeciallyfavoredasachurchdecoration.

PartIVTranslation(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslateapassagefromChineseinto

English.YoushouldwriteyouransweronAnswerSheet2.

黄河是亚洲第三、世界第六长的河流。“黄”这个字描述的是其河水浑浊的颜色。黄河发源于

青海，流经九个省份，最后注入渤海。黄河是中国赖以生存的几条河流之一。黄河流域(riverbasin)

是中国古代文明的诞生地，也是中国早期历史上最繁荣的地区。然而，由于极具破坏力的洪水频发,

黄河曾造成多次灾害。在过去几十年里，政府采取了各种措施防止灾害发生。

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20”年6月大学英语四级真题（卷二）

PartIWriting(25minutes)

(请于正式开考后半小时内完成该部分，之后将进行听力考试)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanadvertisementonyourcampuswebsite

tosellabicycleyouusedatcollege.Youradvertisementmayincludeitsbrand,features,conditionand

price,andyourcontactbiformation.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwill

heartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandquestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhear

questions,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmark

thecorrespondingletteronA/zswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions1to2arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

1.A)Themajorityofdriversprefertodriveandparkthemselves.

B)Humandriversbecomeeasilydistractedortiredwhiledriving.

C)Mostdriversfeeluncertainaboutthesafetyofself-drivingcars.

D)Mostdrivershavetestdrivencarswithautomaticbrakingfeatures.

2.A)Theirdriverswouldfeelsafeaftergettingusedtotheautomaticdevices.

B)Theywouldbeunpopularwithdriverswhoonlytrusttheirownskills.

C)Theirincreasedcomfortlevelshaveboostedtheirsales.

D)Theyarenotactuallyassafeasautomakersadvertise.

Questions3to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

3.A)TheftsofsnowmobiledogsinAlaska.

B)Aseriesofinjuriestosnowmobiledrivers.

C)AttacksonsomeIditarodRacecompetitors.

D)AseriousaccidentintheAlaskasportsevent.

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